Tag: Florida
Florida set to ban Unilever from state contracts if Ben & Jerry’s boycott stands
The state of Florida notified Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream, on Tuesday that it has 90 days to cease its “boycott of Israel” or face a ban on contracts and...
Israel Innovation Authority, Space Florida name winners of joint tech program
Four innovative programs representing joint ventures between technology companies in Florida and Israel were named as winners of the 2021 Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership Program.
A venture of Space Florida, the Sunshine State’s aerospace development authority, and...
Surfside condo demolished ahead of tropical storm
Controlled explosives on Sunday brought down the rest of the Surfside, Florida condo that collapsed on June 24, leaving more than 140 people dead or missing.
The confirmed death toll rose to 24 on Saturday with 121...
In the face of disaster, the priority is help and prayer, not politics
It has become a trope of American culture that the idea of sending “thoughts and prayers” in response to a catastrophic event has become a term of derision. This is mostly related to the...
Condo across from Miami synagogue collapses, search and rescue underway
One person has been pronounced dead after a 12-story condominium in Surfside, Fla., in a predominately Jewish area near a large synagogue, partially collapsed at 1:30 a.m. on Thursday morning. As many as 50...
Florida legislation supports emergency responders, funding for day schools
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited a synagogue in South Florida on Monday to sign legislation that had the support of many in the Jewish community there.
At the Shul of Bal Harbour in Surfside,...
Hundreds rally against hate, anti-Semitism post-graffiti at Florida Holocaust Museum
One week to the day after the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg was vandalized, hundreds gathered on Thursday to say no to anti-Semitism and stand up for the Jewish community.
It was back on May 27...
South Florida police arrest man who left bag of waste at Chabad House
Police in Hallandale Beach, Fla., arrested a suspect on Monday who harassed Jews and left a bag of human waste last week outside the Chabad House in South Broward in Hallandale, Fla.
The arrest of...
South Florida mayor’s proposal to add menorah to holiday display sparks outrage, debate
A proposal by the mayor of the South Florida community of Miami Shores to place a menorah in the village town hall during the holiday season has led to a major pushback from the...
School board votes to reinstate Florida principal fired for Holocaust denial
The principal of a high school in the heavily Jewish city of Boca Raton, Fla., who was fired last year after he declined to recognize that the Holocaust occurred, has been reinstated.
The Palm Beach County School...